Escape from Alcatraz changes starting procedures for this year's raceThe swim start for this race seems chaotic---athletes jump from the San Francisco Belle into San Francisco Bay en masse, and the entire ship is emptied in less than eight minutes. From what I've read,…Guillermo Esteves·Jun 2·2 min readFollowNewsTriathlon
T-2 weeks to Escape from AlcatrazI've been reading a lot about this race to prepare for it, including this race report from Ray Maker, this course preview from two-time winner Eric Lagerstrom, and this race review by Kelly O’Mara, an…Guillermo Esteves·May 24·2 min readFollowTriathlon
Ironman updates their competition rules for 2026This year's rules formalize the 20-meter bike draft rules for pros, which they announced last month, and clarify how they will work when age groupers interact with pros. They also lessen the penalty f…Guillermo Esteves·Feb 24·3 min readFollowIronmanNewsTriathlon
No more Mortal Hydration in Ironman aid stations in 2026From Ironman, via email: Ahead of your race next year, we wanted to introduce you to Precision Fuel & Hydration, our Official Hydration Partner for the 2026 IRONMAN and IRONMAN 70.3 Global Series, inc…Guillermo Esteves·Dec 9·2 min readFollowIronmanIronman 70.3NewsTriathlon
I'm Escaping from Alcatraz next JuneI entered the random drawing for a race entry for next year's Escape from Alcatraz Triathlon on a whim, and to my surprise, got a slot in the first drawing. It's a bucket list race, which involves jum…Guillermo Esteves·Nov 3·2 min readFollowTriathlon
Race Report: 2025 Ironman 70.3 Washington Tri-CitiesI finished my tenth Ironman 70.3 with no regrets.Guillermo Esteves·Sep 25·18 min readFollowIronman 70.3Race ReportsTriathlon
Paula Findlay's recap of Ironman 70.3 BoiseI don't normally post about professional triathlon racing, but I enjoyed Paula Findlay's race recap from Ironman 70.3 Boise on the That Triathlon Life podcast. It's interesting, and sometimes validati…Guillermo Esteves·Aug 4·1 min readFollowIronman 70.3Triathlon
Race Report: 2025 Ironman 70.3 BoiseA solid result despite a sleepless night, a rough swim, and one judgmental cowboy.Guillermo Esteves·Jul 30·21 min readFollowIronman 70.3Race ReportsTriathlon
Race Report: 2025 Ironman 70.3 Coeur d’AleneA cold snap in Coeur d’Alene ultimately gave way to an almost perfect day for racing.Guillermo Esteves·Jun 25·22 min readFollowIronman 70.3Race ReportsTriathlon
Ironman will not enforce the new World Triathlon hydration rules for age groups just yetJimmy Riccitello, Ironman's head referee, confirmed this to Slowtwitch on the Slowtwitch Podcast. The new rules World Triathlon announced in April (and clarified again in May) in their rule interpreta…Guillermo Esteves·May 28·2 min readFollowIronmanNewsTriathlon
Race Report: 2025 Ironman 70.3 St. GeorgeMy last dance in St. George turned out to be the hardest race I've done so far.Guillermo Esteves·May 13·22 min readFollowIronman 70.3Race ReportsTriathlon
Gates of Yellowstone TriathlonI just found out about this new locally-organized race in Cody, Wyoming, just outside of Yellowstone National Park, basically in my backyard (okay, it's a five-hour drive, but as Wyoming distances go,…Guillermo Esteves·Apr 28·1 min readFollowTriathlon
World Triathlon updates hydration rules againThey're further revising the rule changes they announced a couple months ago with a new set of updates, effective as of April 15th. The rule interpretation document includes a number of changes, but m…Guillermo Esteves·Apr 25·4 min readFollowNewsTriathlon
Ironman adopts World Triathlon's bike hydration rulesWell, that was fast. On Sunday I wondered if Ironman would adopt World Triathlon's new rules limiting the amount of hydration that can be carried on the bike, and today I got my answer: Yep. In the 20…Guillermo Esteves·Feb 26·3 min readFollowIronman 70.3NewsTriathlon
New World Triathlon bike hydration rules—will Ironman follow?Last month, World Triathlon announced updates to the competition rules, and there's been some conversation online about some of these changes, including relaxing the water quality standards for the sw…Guillermo Esteves·Feb 23·3 min readFollowNewsTriathlon
RaceRanger used by age groupers for the first time at Challenge WanakaI've been hoping for RaceRanger to make its way down to us age groupers now that it's proven successful at pro races, so TRI247's account of how it was used at Challenge Wanaka this past weekend is ve…Guillermo Esteves·Feb 17·2 min readFollowNewsTriathlon
Next year's edition of Ironman 70.3 St. George will be the final oneSt. George is by far my favorite race I've done since I started triathlons, so I'm sad to hear that the 2025 edition will be the last one for the foreseeable future. I'm signed up for it, but I was ho…Guillermo Esteves·Dec 5·1 min readFollowIronman 70.3NewsTriathlon
Race Report: 2024 Ironman 70.3 Washington Tri-CitiesI ended my triathlon season on a high note.Guillermo Esteves·Sep 26·17 min readFollowIronman 70.3Race ReportsTriathlon
Ironman 70.3 is coming back to BoiseIronman just announced the return of Ironman 70.3 Boise, which ran from 2008 through 2015. This would be the closest race to me, and Boise is such a nice town, I'm very tempted to sign up for next yea…Guillermo Esteves·Sep 12·2 min readFollowIronman 70.3NewsTriathlon
Race Report: 2024 Ironman Canada“You are almost an Ironman!”Guillermo Esteves·Aug 30·22 min readFollowIronmanRace ReportsTriathlon
This year's Ironman Canada will be the last in PentictonNot entirely surprising; I thought the writing was on the wall when they unveiled another Ironman Canada in Ottawa, but they just made it official today. This is a huge bummer for me personally; I don…Guillermo Esteves·Jul 9·1 min readFollowIronmanNewsTriathlon
Race Report: 2024 Ironman 70.3 Coeur d’AleneAfter a shortened swim, a nerve-wracking bike, and an awesome run, I finally finished a race in Coeur d’Alene.Guillermo Esteves·Jun 27·22 min readFollowIronman 70.3Race ReportsTriathlon
Race Report: 2024 Ironman 70.3 St. GeorgeAlas, my second time racing in St. George did not go as smoothly as the first time.Guillermo Esteves·May 8·20 min readFollowIronman 70.3Race ReportsTriathlon
Big Lime triathlonA proper post about doing a triathlon: how it felt, what I did, and who couldn't get my name right at the end.Charles Harries·Aug 20·9 min readFollowTriathlonHartlepool
Weeknotes 17 JulyJoining a running club, attending Middlesbrough Front End, getting my bike tuned up, competing in a triathlonCharles Harries·Jul 22·9 min readFollowRunningConferenceCyclingTriathlon
Weeknotes 26 June 2023Doing way more running, cycling, and swimming than I ever thought I would. Also: getting back on the motorbike!Charles Harries·Jul 2·6 min readFollowTriathlonMonthnotesGhyllMotorbike
Race Report: 2023 Ironman Coeur d’AleneWell, I gave it my best shot, but things didn't work out this year.Guillermo Esteves·Jun 28·21 min readFollowIronmanRace ReportsTriathlon
SwimmingOn swimming laps in a pool for the first time in like, a decade at least.Charles Harries·May 17·3 min readFollowSwimmingTriathlonMontrealYouth
Race Report: 2023 Ironman 70.3 St. GeorgeA race that went both better and worse than I expected.Guillermo Esteves·May 8·19 min readFollowIronman 70.3Race ReportsTriathlon
Race Report: 2022 Ironman 70.3 ArizonaOr, more accurately, Ironman 69.1 Arizona, I suppose.Guillermo Esteves·Oct 19·14 min readFollowIronman 70.3Race ReportsTriathlon
Race Report: 2022 Ironman 70.3 BoulderIn which I get my ass kicked by the heat in Boulder.Guillermo Esteves·Aug 9·15 min readFollowIronman 70.3Race ReportsTriathlon
Race Report: 2022 Bozeman TriathlonI just finished my first Olympic triathlon. Here’s how it went.Guillermo Esteves·Jun 19·9 min readFollowOlympicRace ReportsTriathlon
